Morning temperatures in the high 50s will be the highest of the day, with the thermometer dropping to overnight lows in the 20s.

Cloudy and mild conditions are shaping up early, with showers reported from Western North Carolina across the Upstate.

Highs in the upper 50s this morning are expected to drop into the 40s by afternoon and the 30s by this evening.

Widespread rain showers will move out of the region by the afternoon.

Southwest winds of 8 to 18 mph will change to the northeast at more than 10 to 15 mph Monday night.

The mountains will see northwest winds of 6 to 15 mph, with overnight lows dropping to the low 20s.

Tuesday will be partly cloudy and cold early, with lows in the 20s, then afternoon highs of 46 to 49 degrees. Wednesday, the outlook calls for lows of 26 to 31 degrees, and mostly sunny skies will lead to afternoon highs of 56 to 60 degrees.

This cold dip in temperatures is due to a major winter system passing by to the north streaming up into the northeast.

The latest frigid blow threatened as much as 10 inches of snow by the end of Monday in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Up to 6 inches of snow was predicted to the north in Philadelphia, while nearly a foot of snow was expected in parts of New Jersey.

At least three flights to the Northeast out of GSP International Airport were canceled Monday morning. Check with your airlines before heading to the airport to make sure your flight is not being impacted by the weather.